Linux bloating.

[Kevin Brown]

Smallest I've gotten RH 7.2 in is about 700MB, then had to compile a kernel and
QT from source and those added about 250MB.  I don't use KDE or Gnome (nice
features, but too bloated for an old P150).  I use IceWM and pipe it across my
network to the windows boxes thanks to Exceed.  I could get the install smaller,
but then I wouldn't be able to compile source code on the box.

Current count is about 280 rpms to get a functional RH Linux distro for me.

> Sound more like your installs are bloated to me.  When you install your
> system, only pick the stuff you will actually be using and you will have an
> install that is only a couple to a few hundred megs.
> I've built servers with mandrake that were under 100 megs, and with mandrake
> 8.2 you can have an install that is much smaller than before.
> 
> Ditch all those LDAP server and news server and video games that require 3D
> since you don't have the horse power to play them anyway... etc...etc..
>
> > Noticed the last couple of installs, that at least
> > Mandrake and RH 7.2 are getting bloated.  I had
> > trouble fitting them to 2 gig drives.
> >
> > Does anyone know where a person could pick up around
> > two or three 6 to 8 gig IDE hard drives cheap?
> >
> > I have an old p166 that won't recognize anything over
> > around 8 gig.
> >
> > Off list would be fine.
> >
> > Joe
> > Jtannenba@yahoo.com